South Africa has the highest prevalence of diabetes on the continent, and the highest number of diabetes-related deaths. The country’s diabetes-related expenditure – 23% of the total health budget spent on the management of the disease in 2019 – is also the highest.
AuthorCecil Jack Weale
Cecil Jack Weale is an Assistant Lecturer and Medical Researcher, Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
He holds the following degrees:
BHSc: Medical Laboratory Sciences (Specialising in Diagnostic Cytology)
MSc: Biomedical Technology (Molecular Biology)
PhD: Biomedical Sciences (Molecular Biology)